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4.

FUTURE OF HMG's COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG:

As my hon Friend the Under Secretary

for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

said on 6 November we have no intention

of abandoning Hong Kong.

[Hansard Vol 880 Col 142-143].

5.

THE END OF THE LEASE:

The new territories lease does not

1997 expire until 1997. It is not possible

to predict what the circumstances

will be so far in the future.

6.

RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT:

7.

ELECTIONS TO THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:

8.

CHINESE REPRESENTATION:

9.

REINFORCEMENT POST DEFENCE REVIEW:

That is a matter for my rt hon Friend

the Foreign and Commonwealth

Secretary.

At is

is not

practice

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Comment

We shall still be able to reinforce

contingency Wars.

the garrison should the need arise.

10. WHY MAINTAIN TROOPS IN

SOME DEPENDENCIES BUT NOT OTHERS:

We only station forces in our

remaining dependencies when this is

considered necessary to support our

commitments.

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